GFK poll shows Peru presidency virtually tied before Sunday vote
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian presidential candidates Keiko Fujimori and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski are virtually tied ahead of Sunday’s election, according to a GFK poll seen by Reuters late on Thursday.
Guatemala accuses ex-president of corruption, orders 50 arrested
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala’s attorney general accused ex-president Otto Perez on Thursday of negotiating hundreds of bribes for public contracts, and ordered at least 50 people arrested for participating in the massive corruption scheme.
South Korean, U.S. missile defense talks continue, but not at Asian forum
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said on Friday the deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system to counter the growing threat from North Korea would not be discussed when defense chiefs meet at an Asian security forum at the weekend.
China confirms its warships to join major U.S.-hosted naval drills
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s navy will send five ships to join a major U.S.-hosted naval drill this summer, even as tension mounts between the world’s two largest economies over the South China Sea.
El Salvador wants to investigate ambassador for arms sales
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – El Salvador prosecutors on Thursday asked Congress to allow the government to investigate the country’s ambassador to Germany for illegal arms sales during his time in the Defense Ministry.
Canada’s Trudeau to legalize marijuana, but not smoke it
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has admitted to smoking marijuana in the past, said on Thursday he has no plans to light up even after his government makes it legal to do so.
India’s Modi goes to Washington as U.S. partner, but not yet full ally
NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two years ago there were questions over whether Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi could get a visa to enter the United States. Next week he visits Washington as one of President Barack Obama’s closest international pa…
U.S.-backed fighters advance to cut off Islamic State, win tacit Turkish support
NEAR THE EUPHRATES RIVER, northern Syria (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Syrian fighters in a major new offensive against Islamic State vowed on Thursday to cut off the last remaining access route to the outside world for the self-proclaimed caliphate, and won…
Suicide bomber kills several in Syrian coastal city Latakia: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A suicide bomber detonated explosives near a mosque in the Syrian coastal city of Latakia on Thursday, killing and wounding several people, a monitoring group and state media reported.
U.N. adds Saudi coalition to blacklist for killing children in Yemen
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon slammed the Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen for killing and maiming children by adding it to an annual blacklist of states and armed groups that violate children’s rig…
